The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-04
WILL BUILD CABLE LINES
Two Companies That Desire to Give
Indianapolis Better Street Railways.
Another Chance for the Common Council to
Do Something for the Good Of the
City-The Car-Drivers' Strike.

Within the last two weeks the eyes of capital
lists with money to invest in street railroads have
been turned to Indianapolis. Col. W. w. Dud-
ley, who represents a wealthy Eastern syndicate.
and has been building cable lines at St. Paul.
has been In correspondence with parties here
with the view of putting In a system of cable
lines, which, it is understood. will reach out to
Crown Hill, Woodruff Place, the State fair
grounds. and other important points, provided
proper encouragement is received and a charter
can be obtained. The parties here
who interested have been endeavoring
to keep their movements secret. being in dread
OF the great enemy, Tomiohpsonism, which
might anticipate them by laying down rails along
any proposed line. and thus pre-emptlng the
streets. 1t is understood, however, that a COM
pany honestly intending to build cable line
for that matter, a mule line, would have
little to fear that account, for even though
the Johnsons would attempt to do this, there is
little doubt that the people along the streets
whore such a thing would be attempted would
combine unanimously to enjoin them. The Cen
trail avenue line OF track which still lies in that
thoroughfare unused, remains as q reminder of
johnson strategy.
Colonel Dudley and the syndicate he repre-
sents are not the only fnanciers who see in In
dianapolis eligible place for investing money
in this way. L.. B. Williams, vice president of
the Omaha cable road, has been in correspond
ence with other persons here than those to be
interested with Colonel Dudley. and has tele-
graphed that ne will be here in few days to see
what can be done toward organizing a company
Mr.. Williams is man of wealth and thoroughly
conversaut with cableroad- making He says If
he can interest sufficient local capital, and can
secure q franchise, that the work can be begun
at once Two lines have been suggested to Mr..
Wiiliams-one to begin at the corner of Illinois
and Georgia streets, to run east TO Delaware
north on Delaware to Michigan, east on
Michigan 10 Woodruff Place. and thence
either east north some distance. 1t is a
ognized fact that wherever cable roads have been
built, where the ends of the lines entered
sparsely settled territory, they have had the eff
feet to place a population upon that territory as
if by magic Another route laid out was to be-
gin at the corner of Illinois and Georgia streets
and run east on Georgia to Delaware, north on
Delaware Fort Wayne avenue, thence
Fort Wayne avenue to Cherry street. east
Cherry to Massachusetts-av depot, thence
east on Clifford avenue to the Belt road. 1t is
not considered likely, II either of these plans for
a cable road is presented to the City Council,
that any tactious interference or dog-in the
manager policy of the Citizens streeJ-railway line
will be allowed.
r. G.. Goodlet and a number Of other gentle
men have been considering the organizing of
company for the purpose of building a line OF
horse railway, the general direction of which
will be from east to west, across the city, in ter
ritory that the johnson lines have refused to
touch. Mr.. Goodlet during the past two days,
has received great announcement. The plan is
to allow small subscriptions, though, of course,
there will be large investors. The line proposed
is to begin at the entrance to the Deaf and
Dumb Institution, thence north on State street
to Woodruff Place. west Michigan TO Ala
bama south on Alabama to Market, west on
Market to Tennessee, north on Tennessee to
Michigan, west on Michigan through Haugh-
Vile to the Hospital for the Insane. 1t is esti-
mated that S25, 900 would build and equip the
line.